Regimental number | 109 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | All Saints' Grammar School, St Kilda, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Heatherbrae', Neerim Road, Caulfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mrs. M.H. Clarke, 'Heatherbrae,' Neerim Road, Caulfield, Victoria |
Previous military service | 26th Signal Coy, Engineers; Member of Citizen Military Forces, Caulfield (Signaller with Engineers). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 17), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Edward and Margaret Helen CLARKE, 'Ashburnham', Cochrane Street, North Road, Brighton, Victoria. Native of Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 3019 Pte Alfred Reginald CLARKE, 57th Bn, killed in action, 25 September 1917; and 2nd cousin [cannot be identified]. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |